Miami Vice

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Miami Vice is a 1980s American television crime drama series known for its stylish depiction of undercover detectives in Miami, distinctive fashion, and influential use of contemporary music.

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Miami Vice canonical 24
"Miami Vice Theme" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series
crime drama television series
television series
audioFormat Mono
basedOn original concept by Anthony Yerkovich
broadcastOn NBC
character James "Sonny" Crockett
Lieutenant Martin Castillo
Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
composer Jan Hammer
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Anthony Yerkovich
developer Michael Mann
executiveProducer Anthony Yerkovich
Michael Mann
filmingLocation Miami
surface form: Miami, Florida
firstAired 1984-09-16
genre crime drama
police procedural
hasSpinOff "Miami Vice"
surface form: Miami Vice (2006 film adaptation)
influenced integration of pop music in television drama
television visual style in the 1980s
lastAired 1990-01-25
leadCharacterOccupation undercover detective
notableFor distinctive 1980s fashion
extensive use of contemporary popular music
music-video-style visuals
stylized depiction of undercover police work
numberOfEpisodes 111
numberOfSeasons 5
openingTheme Miami Vice self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Miami Vice Theme"
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOnDayOfWeek Friday
originalNetwork NBC
originalRunEndYear 1990
originalRunStartYear 1984
pictureFormat NTSC color television standard
surface form: NTSC
primaryLocation Miami
surface form: Miami, Florida
productionCompany Universal Television
setInFictionalOrganization Miami-Dade Police Department
surface form: Metro-Dade Police Department
setting Miami
starring Don Johnson
Edward James Olmos
John Diehl
Michael Talbott
Olivia Brown
Philip Michael Thomas
Saundra Santiago
themeMusicComposer Jan Hammer
timePeriodOfSetting 1980s

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Mykelti Williamson appearedIn Miami Vice
Michael Mann notableWork Miami Vice
Michael Mann directed Miami Vice
Michael Mann created Miami Vice
Colin Farrell notableWork Miami Vice
John Ortiz notableWork Miami Vice
Brian Dennehy notableWork Miami Vice
Don Johnson notableWork Miami Vice
Don Johnson televisionSeries Miami Vice
Don Johnson characterIn Miami Vice
Don Johnson awardReceivedFor Miami Vice
William Goldenberg notableWork Miami Vice
William Goldenberg workedOn Miami Vice
Richard Chew notableWork Miami Vice
Miami Vice openingTheme Miami Vice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: "Miami Vice Theme"
Frederic Forrest notableWork Miami Vice
Raul Julia notableWork Miami Vice
J. E. Freeman notableAppearance Miami Vice
Meg Foster notableWork Miami Vice
Georg Stanford Brown directed Miami Vice
Alice Adair notableWork Miami Vice
Glenn Frey appearedIn Miami Vice
Joel Surnow notableWork Miami Vice
Joel Surnow writerFor Miami Vice